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FREDONIA — Local golfers were greeted with fair skies and gentle breezes for their golf meet in Fredonia on Tuesday.“We had a beautiful day to play, but the competition was stiff,” Yates Center coach Kevin…

Iola seventh-grade distance specialist Trenton Varney has been on a tear in recent meets and that run of success continued Tuesday when Iola hosted its Pioneer Meet.Varney won the 800 meters and the 1600 meters…

There is never truly a must-win situation in high school softball until playoff time, but Tuesday’s home games for the Iola Fillies against the Osawatomie Trojans felt about as close as it gets.“It was really…

WICHITA — The Yates Center track and field team put itself to the test this weekend in the Pre-State Challenge at Wichita.Sophomore Hadley Splechter led the way by winning the 3200 meters with a 9:58…

The decision to leave the Iola Mustang football program and accept the head coaching position at Baldwin High School was not an easy one for Doug Kerr, but he takes solace in leaving the program…

Going into Tuesday’s doubleheader against league-leading Osawatomie, the Mustangs knew they needed a split at minimum to stay in the race for the Pioneer League title. Sophomore Derek Bycroft made sure they didn’t settle for…

OSWEGO — For the first two innings of Monday’s doubleheader in Oswego, things were not looking good for the Yates Center baseball team, but the Wildcats quickly turned a 2-0 deficit into a sweep.The Wildcats…

CHANUTE — For Mustang seniors Rhett Allen and Isaiah Fawson, this season has been about one thing: Find a way to play your best when it’s time for regionals and earn a ticket to the…

COTTONWOOD FALLS — The Yates Center golf team got some valuable experience playing a sand-greens course on Thursday as they prepare for regionals and the state tournament for high school sand-greens golf.The team went to…

GIRARD — Two days after Iola seventh grader Trenton Varney broke the school record in the 1600 meters with a 5:20.8, he set out to raise the bar in Girard on Thursday.Mission accomplished. Varney took…